First WC Project

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OK so this is my first time trying to watercool a PC and for the most part its gone ok (I think). Its not the best setup in the world but I didn't think it was bad for a first try!
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The only problem I've got now is that it doesnt seem to be as cool as I thought it would be, but that could have just been me being optimistic. Just need to let it settle in now and hope for no leaks.
 
I wasn't originally planning on putting one of my gpu's in the loop but it came with the kit, so I thought what the hell!

The end plan is to get a second kit which will have the gpus on it, leaving only the cpu on the main loop
 
OK so I've had this running now for a few days and theres a few things that don't seem to be correct to me.

1) I left it ripping DVDs over night and with the CPU at a constant 70-80% utilization the temp went up to nearl 80C. This seems way hitter than what I would expect from a water cooling setup.

2) I'm not sure if its clear from the pictures, but the radiator on the back isn't hanging straight. It almost seems like its too heavy for the radbox adapater that came with it, so its leaning at an angle. I think this might be making air get trapped in the system because its still making the occasional gurgling noise.

3) When I plugged the radiator fans in, I put them into the CPU fan and chassis fan connectors. Was this the right thing to do ? I only ask because the computer runs them at different speeds.

4) And lastly, If I wanted to put my other GPU into the loop whats the best way of doing this? Is it better to add another radiator to the loop or to create a second loop with both gpus in ?

a lot of questions I know, but now that I've done this once I'm itching to do it on the rest of m computers but want to make sure I'm doing it correctly.
 
Thanks for the reply.

1) I'll try re-tightening the CPU heatsink again and see if that helps and the res is at the top of the case so that shouldn't be causing any problems.

2) I take it by this you mean just remove the radbox and go straight through the radiator, fan and then into the chassis ? Does this not cause air flow problems, especially on the lower fan as it wouldn't be sitting somewhere it could pull air from easily. Unless I maybe change the fans so that they are pulling air over the rad rather than pushing it.

3) I'll try chaning them over to the molex ones and see what happens.

4) Yes its a .2 radiator. I'm currently running the QX6800 kentsfield and 2x8800GTX graphics cards.
 
Thats a bit annoying because I never originally intended to install one of the 8800GTX's in the loop, but I got carried away and did it. I think I might look into removing it as I can't see it overly benefitting from being cool when its not being overclocked or anything.

This leaves with a bit of a problem now in that I have to figure out how to bleed the system without it exploding and also try and find where I put the fan assembly I took off of the gpu.

Note to self, in future think things through before getting excited
 
UPDATE:

OK I've managed to get the radiator to stand up straighter and also gave it a shake to get rid of the air and it seems to be working. There are less gurgling sounds now and performing the same task I did last night, the temps havn't gone above 70 yet
 
What do you mean ? They're for different things :D

On another note, I'm debating what to do about this system. I'm leaning towards taking the GPU out of the loop as I'm not going to clock the cards at all and they don't seem to be running hot.

Does anyone know of a good replacement heatsink for the 8800 ? Just because I think the wife has binned the old one.
 
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Hmm so I'm left with a choice. Either leave the current one in the loop and have my CPU not as cool as it should be or take the card out completely until I'm ready to install a better/second loop to handle both GPUs.

Does that waterblock also cover the ram as well ? Had major difficulty with the little stick on ram heatsinks.
 
I'm in the middle of tidying all my cables at the moment. Temps are slowly dropping off but I think its getting near its limit
 
I did wonder what that bit of paper was going on about, now i know!

I think I may need to remove a few of the components and then re-fit them better. Anyone got any advice on how to get the water out of the system ?
 
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